Stream songs including "Somewhat Damaged", "The Day the World Went Away" and more. Reiss thought of Flanagan as Flanagan's wife Sheree Rose later explained, "[Reiss] attended the 'Nailed' performance in Los Angeles in 1989, where he witnessed Bob in a torture chair being 'attacked' by clothespins attached to his genitals." [198] Oneohtrix Point Never, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Cold Cave each replaced Death Grips separately for the tour.[199]. ", Plus, friction with his label, TVT, had made Reznor long for a new creative home. [80] Spin hailed The Fragile as the "album of the year", whereas Pitchfork Media panned its "melodramatic" lyrics. [18], Written, arranged, and performed by Reznor,[19] Nine Inch Nails' first album Pretty Hate Machine debuted in 1989. In the modern age, Broken has found its way to the web through BitTorrent and the Internet Archive, but has never been released commercially. The original version of the "Down in It" video ended with the implication that Reznor's character had fallen off a building and died in the street. Pretty Hate Machine (Remastered) [1]:42, In 1992, Nine Inch Nails relocated to 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles (renamed "Le Pig" by Reznor), the site of the Tate murders, when Charles Manson's "family" murdered Sharon Tate,[38] wife of noted film director Roman Polanski, and four of her friends. [332][333] Band members have occasionally been invited to participate in the recording process, but creative control within the studio has always been exclusively with Reznor. Over the course of the performance, all the other six inductees, as well as former members Richard Patrick and Charlie Clouser, joined Reznor on stage and even covered Patrick's Filter hit, "Hey Man Nice Shot". The label considered releasing a deluxe edition, just as Interscope had done for The Downward Spiral. [2], The first Nine Inch Nails performance took place at the Phantasy Theater in Lakewood, Ohio, on October 21, 1988. Their eighth album, Hesitation Marks (2013), was followed by a trilogy which consisted of the EPs Not the Actual Events (2016) and Add Violence (2017) and their ninth album Bad Witch (2018). The story of Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nail's Banned Snuff FilmSIGN UP for 10 of the Craziest Stories in Rock N' Roll [Secret Playlist]: https://bit.ly/3vVPAEFCheck out our Top 25 Favourite Albums Here https://rockandrolltruestories.com/Have a video request or a topic you'd like to see us cover? [33] Nine Inch Nails then embarked on a world tour that continued through the first Lollapalooza festival in 1991. [129], In February 2008, Reznor posted a news update on the Nine Inch Nails website entitled "2 weeks". April 26, 2016 bernard. The stage set-up featured dirty curtains, rising and lowering for visuals shown during songs such as "Hurt". Came Back Haunted - Nine Inch Nails. [116] Before Year Zero's release, unreleased songs from the album were found on USB drives hidden at Nine Inch Nails concert venues in Lisbon and Barcelona, as part of the alternate reality game. Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. Build a site and generate income from purchases, subscriptions, and courses. "[134] On May 5, Nine Inch Nails released The Slip via its website without any advertisement or promotion. He serves as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, which he founded in 1988 and of which he was the sole official member until 2016. TEARS FOR FEARS - Advice For The Young At Heart, Catherine Wheel - I Want To Touch You HD official video, Nine Inch Nails- Happiness In Slavery (Uncensored) (1992). Let's take a look at the 7 biggest rock and metal videos that got banned or heavily censored at different times. [13] Ultimately, Nine Inch Nails entered into a joint venture with Interscope Records in which Reznor forfeited a portion of his publishing rights to TVT Music in exchange for the freedom of having his own Nothing Records imprint. It was skating for a living. However, the band's performance of the song at Woodstock '94 was well-received and won them a . Reznor and Ross received two awards for the score, a 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture,[159] and a 2010 Oscar for Best Original Score. [280] Other early influences include Ministry and Skinny Puppy, which helped shape 1989's Pretty Hate Machine. [36] In response, Reznor secretly began recording under various pseudonyms to avoid record company interference. [12] Despite the disparity between those artists initially operating under the term "industrial" and Nine Inch Nails, it has become common in journalistic descriptions of Reznor's body of work to describe it as such. This connection suited frontman, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Reznor perfectly, as it provided another avenue for him to mine all the agony and darkness he could. [290] Following the release of The Downward Spiral, mainstream artists began to take notice of Nine Inch Nails' influence: David Bowie compared Reznor's impact to that of The Velvet Underground. In the pre-internet era, bootlegs were much more prized items because of their physical, analogue nature. [230], On January 15, 2020, Nine Inch Nails were officially named as members of the Class of 2020 for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Reznor and his co-producers expanded upon the Right Track Studio demos by adding singles "Head Like a Hole" and "Sin". [4] The Beside You in Time tour documentary was released in February 2007 via three formats: DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. [101][273] Reznor uses noise and distortion in his song arrangements and incorporates dissonance with chromatic melody and/or harmony. With Teeth. [59] Influenced by Pink Floyd and by David Bowie of the 1970s,[4] The Downward Spiral's diverse textures and moods depict a protagonist's mental progress. [223], The band released their ninth studio album, Bad Witch,[224] on June 22, 2018. [304][305], In January 2020, after previous nominations in 2014 and 2015, Nine Inch Nails (Alessandro Cortini, Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Ilan Rubin and Chris Vrenna) were named as inductees of the 2020 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many of their videos have either been banned from being shown on TV (the clip for "Happiness In Slavery") or have been . Vig later spoke about his remix while answering questions on a music production forum, saying "I started recording a lot of new parts, and took it in a much different direction. In addition to the recently departed Adrian Belew, Reznor employed bassist Pino Palladino along with Todd Rundgren and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham to achieve various art-rock elements. Within hours of launch, the video was removed due to a terms of service violation on material that "harass, incite hatred or depict excessive violence". You kind of have a stomachache afterwards. A year before his death, Christopherson expressed regret about Broken. The first collection of Nine Inch Nails Definitive Edition Tees. Ironically enough, it was Reznor himself who canned the project. [149][150] Portions of the album Ghosts I-IV were also used in making of the soundtrack for the documentary Citizenfour.[151]. After holding discussions with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Reznor announced that former live band members Chris Vrenna and Danny Lohner, as well as current members Alessandro Cortini, Ilan Rubin (the youngest person ever inducted into the Hall of Fame), longtime guitarist Robin Finck, and the only other full time member of the band, Atticus Ross, would all be inducted as members of Nine Inch Nails. In January 2017, the band announced that it would be performing at the Panorama Music Festival in New York on July 30. [7] Unable to find a band that could articulate the material as he desired, Reznor was inspired by Prince to play all instruments himself except drums, which he programmed electronically. At some gigs leading up to the election, the face of Bush slowly morphed during the song into the face of John McCain. 37 [40] In the liner notes, Reznor credited the 1991 Nine Inch Nails touring band as an influence on the EP's sound. On May 7, they announced they would be playing two shows in Cleveland (September 21 and 23, 2021) with the Pixies to commemorate their inauguration into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which, according to the band, would be "the only NIN headline shows in 2021". The incident pushed Reznor into entering rehab, putting Nine Inch Nails on hold while he attempted to become sober.[91]. It featured songs from his "My Beautiful Dark Twisted . [225] The band also announced the "Cold and Black and Infinite 2018 North America Tour", where it toured with The Jesus and Mary Chain. Brown fakes his way into Manson's heart, Painter Don Brautigam pulls the strings on band's first multiplatinum masterpiece, Director said cut wasn't "aggressive and ugly" enough, Korn frontman show off his "Toy Story 3" and "Attack on Titan" skills, "We were living the dream. After a poor European reception opening for Guns N' Roses,[34] the band returned to America amid pressure from TVT to produce a follow-up to Pretty Hate Machine. For those unfamiliar with the term . Host virtual town halls, onboard and train employees, collaborate efficiently. Right out of the gate, even before later videos like 1994's "Closer" pushed NIN's performance artistry even further, this initial foray into the relationship between music and the visual arts captured their quintessence, and presaged their future work. But to me, because truth has always been pretty important to me, I think that the way Hollywood presents horror actually encourages kids to go, 'Yeah, that was fucking awesome, man, you could see their eyes popping out. He also revealed that the new lineup of the band would include Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction, Adrian Belew of King Crimson, and Josh Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv, as well as returning members Alessandro Cortini and Ilan Rubin. [278] Occasionally, the lyrics depart from their introspective nature to deal with a topic like politics, which is the focus of Year Zero. I think, fundamentally, music is something inherently people love and need and relate to, and a lot of what's out right now feels like McDonalds. Similar to the announcement that ultimately led to the release of Ghosts IIV, a post on the band's website in April 2008 read "2 weeks! These 5 limited reproduction shirts feature designs originally created between 1991 and 1995. [142] In an immediate response, a fan organization known as This One Is On Us quickly downloaded the data and had begun to assemble the footage alongside its own video recordings to create a professional 3-part digital film, followed by a physical release created "by fans for fans". In 2009 Reznor married Mariqueen Maandig,[157][158] and formed a project with Maandig and Atticus Ross dubbed How to Destroy Angels. Reznor enhanced his reputation as a provocateur with a widely banned music video for "Happiness in Slavery," which depicted S&M performance artist Bob Flanagan being torn apart by a machine . [313] Reznor's post, specifically his criticism of the recording industry at large, elicited considerable media attention. [168] The project was named "Daisy"; a digital music service was announced in January 2013. [281] Other artists of significance to Nine Inch Nails include acts such as Depeche Mode,[283] Queen, King Crimson, Devo,[284] The Cure, Joy Division, U2, Bauhaus,[285] Adam Ant,[281] Coil,[286] and Soft Cell. As Reznor put it, "I thought, 'Enough. But behind the scenes, Reznor was miserable, and that misery would fuel the dark EP that would arrive in Pretty Hate Machine's wake: 1992's Broken. "I do think people can be harmed seeing things, especially unexpectedly, that put them in the position of empathizing with someone being tortured and murdered. Everything about the process sucks and everyone loses except the reseller. To that end, Reznor recruited scatological performance artist Peter Christopherson,whom he admired, as the film's director. [24] Rolling Stone's Michael Azerrad described the album as "industrial-strength noise over a pop framework" and "harrowing but catchy music";[25] Reznor proclaimed this combination "a sincere statement" of "what was in [his] head at the time". [204] In an interview promoting the service, Reznor mentioned he has started "messing around with some things" in regards to a new Nine Inch Nails album, stating "It's not a record I'm trying to finish in a month. And don't forget enfant terrible Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers, which was made to look like an amateur VHS video that had been copied and passed around for years, depicting the bizarre behavior of a group of guys dressed in old-man masks. [110] Critical response to the album was generally favorable, with an average rating of 76% on Metacritic. It wasn't my doing. "And that was what rock music was about in the [Nineties]: It was danger and dirt and hate and anger and pissing people off. The film itself consisted of segments shot in the style of an amateur snuff movie based on a scenario by Trent Reznor. His solo skills were SHREDICULOUS! [10] Several labels responded favorably to the demo material and Reznor signed with TVT Records. [108] The home video release debuted at number one on both the Billboard Top Music Videos and Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos charts in the United States. [155] Reznor subsequently released two tracks under the Nine Inch Nails moniker: the theme song for the film Tetsuo: The Bullet Man,[156] and a cover of U2's "Zoo Station", included in the Achtung Baby tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered. The original clips compiled with live shots appear on, Unreleased, Snippet appeared on shynola.com, "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" (Live At Rehearsals). The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! Nine Inch Nails: Closer: Directed by Mark Romanek. I didn't know anything about Interscope. [167] In October a project with Dr. Dre and Beats Electronics was announced that Reznor wrote was "probably not what you're expecting [from me]". 14.4m members in the creepy community. All Rights Reserved. [335][336] The band initially included live band members Danny Lohner and Charlie Clouser, but eventually expanded to include other frequent Nine Inch Nails contributors Josh Freese, Atticus Ross, and Alan Moulder. "They signed us under the misconception of what they thought we were going to be versus what we really were," Reznor said in a 1992 interview. [1]:42. [49] It depicts the murder of a young man who is kidnapped and tortured while forced to watch the videos. Thank GOD this country has appeared to side with reason and we can put the Bush administration's reign of power, greed, lawlessness and madness behind us. [31], In 1990, Nine Inch Nails began the Pretty Hate Machine Tour Series, in which it toured North America as an opening act for alternative rock artists such as Peter Murphy and The Jesus and Mary Chain. [85][86] Nine Inch Nails released three commercial singles from the album in different territories: "The Day the World Went Away" in North America; "We're in This Together" in the EU and Japan (on three separate discs); and "Into the Void" in Australia. Reznor, ever the provocateur, decided to give a few VHS copies to select friends but each copy had its own unique dropout so that he could later identify which friend had leaked the film to the public if it ever got out. Reznor and Gary Talpas designed the logo, inspired by Tibor Kalman's typography on the Talking Heads album Remain in Light. So we shelved it. Christopherson succeeded brilliantly but also horrifically. The film features plenty of nudity, mutilation, someone getting his teeth yanked out with pliers, machine arms and mechanized parts aside writhing worms, organs ground up into lunch meat and that's not even the worst stuff. . [282] The 2005 single "Only" exemplifies the disco-style beats and synthesizers drawn from Numan's persuasion. Thanks! [213][214] Atticus Ross was also revealed to be an official full-time member of the band, the first member other than Reznor to be added to the band. Reznor went on to say that he hated Interscope, and in later years the "climate" of record labels may have an increasingly ambivalent impact on consumers who buy music. Reznor's singing follows a similar pattern, frequently moving from whispers to screams. But the dream wasn't penthouses. So I felt like, well, I've finally got this thing going but it's dead. [72] The widest mainstream audience was a mud-soaked performance at Woodstock '94, and seen by Pay-Per-View in up to 24million homes. But they made it pretty clear they weren't ready to sell. Nine Inch Nails have sold over 20 million records and been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning for the songs "Wish" in 1992 and "Happiness in Slavery" in 1996. The planned music video for its third single, "Every Day Is Exactly the Same", was directed by Francis Lawrence but reportedly scrapped in the post-production stage. [244] Also in 2021, Reznor and Ross produced Halsey's album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. [170], In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Reznor indicated that he would be writing for the majority of 2012 with Nine Inch Nails "in mind". [20] It marked his first collaboration with Adrian Sherwood (who produced the lead single "Down in It" in London without meeting Reznor face-to-face)[10] and Mark "Flood" Ellis. It was good, after I put my raving lunatic act on. [16][17] The logo features the band's initials, with the second N mirrored. With lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters, Year Zero is a concept album criticizing the United States government's policies and their impact on the world 15 years in the future. All of these films share with Broken a love of the dank underside of polite society, tapping into our fear and delight in uncovering what should not see the light of day. "[126] Since first announcing his plans for a television series, progress slowed, reportedly due to the 20072008 Writer's Guild strike, but it nevertheless continued. "[113] The project moved into the television medium because of high costs for Year Zero as a film, then Reznor found American film producer Lawrence Bender and met with writers. [160] Reznor and Ross again collaborated with Fincher for the official score the American adaptation of the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, released in December 2011, and then again on Fincher's 2014 film Gone Girl [161], In July 2012 Reznor teamed up with video game developer Treyarch to compose the theme music for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. [188][189] The Tension 2013 North American leg of the tour ran from September to November and added Palladino, Lisa Fischer and Sharlotte Gibson to the lineup with Godspeed You! "Happiness in Slavery" is a song that is about a person being tortured by a machine. The song's music video was banned by many networks for its graphic images. [90], During the Fragility 2.0 tour, Reznor suffered a heroin overdose in London in June 2000, forcing a gig which was to be played that night to be cancelled. Nine Inch Nails. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Search within r/creepy r/creepy Log InSign Up User account menu Found the internet! [46] The video was almost universally banned[46] for its graphic depiction of performance artist Bob Flanagan disrobed and lying on a machine that pleasures, tortures, then (apparently) kills him. [49] The only track that was left off the final version of the release is the remix of "Last", produced by Butch Vig (the outro of the "Last" remix is heard in "Throw This Away", which also includes Reznor's remix of "Suck"). Even though anyone with an internet connection can watch the film now, it remained underground and almost impossible to find over most of its life. The music video features Trent Reznor singing under a spotlight at a concert while archival video clips are projected on a screen behind him. Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky as opening acts. [329], A similar incident involving digital content distribution occurred in 2013 when Nine Inch Nails re-released the original 1993 film Broken on Vimeo. [94], A further six years elapsed before Nine Inch Nails' fourth full-length album. [147] Nine Inch Nails art director and webmaster Rob Sheridan noted on the band's official website: This is yet another example of a devoted fanbase and a policy of openness combining to fill in blanks left by old media barriers. "[81] Canadian rock producer Bob Ezrin was consulted on the album's track listing; the liner notes state that he "provided final continuity and flow. [12] Other rumored explanations have circulated, alleging that Reznor chose to reference Jesus' crucifixion with nine-inch spikes,[13]:57 or Freddy Krueger's nine-inch fingernails. "[153][154] The "Wave Goodbye" tour concluded on September 10, 2009, at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. [311], In May 2007, Reznor made a post on the official Nine Inch Nails website skeptical of Universal Music Group (parent company of Nine Inch Nails' record label, Interscope Records) for its pricing and distribution plans for Year Zero. All things Creepy! Reznor wrote the music for the video andBrokenwith a very big chip on his shoulders. In 2014, its first year of eligibility,[200] Nine Inch Nails was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with 14 other candidates. Nine Inch Nails music videos are distinctive in their variety. Talpas, a native of Cleveland, continued to design Nine Inch Nails packaging until 1997. [77] Around this time, Reznor's studio perfectionism,[78] struggles with addiction, and bouts of writer's block prolonged the production of The Fragile. The video was too raw and real for MTV to handle and they did not want to put that heavy burden on their viewers, especially with the original video being 15 minutes long. [96] The album's package lacks typical liner notes; instead it simply lists the names of songs and co-producers, and the URL for an online PDF poster with lyrics and full credits. Universal declined to host the site just days before its scheduled launch, citing the potential "accusation", in Reznor's words, "that they are sponsoring the same technical violation of copyright they are suing [other media companies] for". [312] He labeled the company's retail pricing of Year Zero in Australia as "ABSURD", concluding that "as a reward for being a 'true fan' you get ripped off". "I felt I had something truly rare and unique, possibly dangerous," Sheridan recalled. [65] The video shows events in a laboratory dealing with religion, sexuality, animal cruelty, politics, and terror; controversial imagery included a nude bald woman with a crucifix mask, a monkey tied to a cross, a pig's head spinning on some type of machine, a diagram of a vulva, Reznor wearing an S&M mask while swinging in shackles, and of him wearing a ball gag. Just wait and see what happens. The band (or Trent Reznor, to be precise) has always issued challenging and uncommon videos, more short films than music videos. Songs are often rearranged to fit any given performance, and melodies or lyrics of songs that are not scheduled to be performed are sometimes assimilated into other songs. [275] "Closer" concludes with a chromatic piano motif: the melody is debuted during the second verse of "Piggy" on organ, then reappears in power chords at drop D tuning throughout the chorus of "Heresy", while an inverted (ascending) version is used throughout "A Warm Place", and then recurs in its original state for the final time on "The Downward Spiral". In 2005, Spin ranked it 25th among the "100 Greatest Albums, 19852005". [178][179], By May 28 a new Nine Inch Nails album was complete. The 23-day journey extended throughout the continental US, with experimental hip-hop group Death Grips scheduled to open most of the shows. While living in Cleveland in 1987, Trent Reznor played keyboards in the Exotic Birds, a synthpop band managed by John Malm Jr.[1]:38 Reznor became friends with Malm,[2] who informally became his manager when he left to work on his own music. Graphic designer P.R. [50], Broken was followed by the companion remix EP Fixed in late 1992. 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[110] In response to the increasing oppression of the government, several corporate, government, and subversive websites were transported back in time to the present by a group of scientists working clandestinely against the authorities. Ghosts IIV was made available in a number of different formats and forms, ranging from a free download of the first volume, to a $300 Ultra-Deluxe limited edition package. [328][329] Reznor criticized their decision, citing the audio was also available through the iTunes application. [237] In the interim, a special display was created to represent Nine Inch Nails' presence in the Hall of Fame that celebrated their popular, muddy performance at Woodstock '94; opened on the 26th anniversary of the concert. [219][220][221] The single "Less Than" was released a week prior to the second EP's release. It was your own dark, little secret, which made it all the more powerful. [26] In fact, the song "Down in It" spent over two months on Billboard's club-play dance chart. Not like [2018s Cold Black Infinite tour] era Its over.[247], Nine Inch Nails has been described as incorporating alternative rock,[248][249][250] industrial rock,[251][252][253][254] industrial dance,[4] industrial,[4][255][256] electro-industrial,[257] industrial metal,[258][259][260] electronic rock,[261][262][263] and alternative metal. [127] In 2010, the resultant miniseries, also named Year Zero, was reported to be in development with HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions, with the screenplay and script written by Reznor and Carnivle writer Daniel Knauf,[128] but at the end of 2012 Reznor said that the project was "in a holding state". It's Free", "NINE INCH NAILS Mainman On New CD: 'I Wrote The Soundtrack To A Movie That Doesn't Exist', "Weird web trail: conspiracy theoryor marketing for nine inch nails LP? 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